How Can I cut My kittens nail?

Question

How Can I Cut My Kitten's nail

My Kitten's nail is so sharp and when play with him it scratches me and make my hand bleeed

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Answer 1

Hi Mohammad...Here's a step-by-step video by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine on how to trim your kitten's nails which should be done every 10-14 days: http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/trimming_claws/

Here's also a website which shows photos as well as give instructions on how to trim a cat's nails: http://www.catscratching.com/htmls/article.htm

Answer 2

I would personally not try to cut a 7 week old kittens nails. That is kind of early and this is why - cats have nerve endings in their nails. If you look at them in the light, it is pink. The pink part becomes smaller as the cat gets older, but if you feel you must trim the cats nails I would only trim the very tip of the claw and nothing more. That might have been why the cat was scared. If the cat is scratching a lot it might have fleas or ear mites. You might want to get that checked out by a vet.

Answer 3

Either take it to a vet (which is safer) or if you are going to cut them yourself make sure you only take the very ends off the nail and stay well away from the red part inside the nail. If you cut this then it will cause the kitten a lot of pain as this is cutting into the quick of the nail.

Answer 4

Hi Mohammad F
Kittens nails are very sharp as you have found out. But if you go to the pet store and you Can buy small scissors with a little hole in them. You need to be careful that you don't cut past the vain as you cat could bleed to death. Just take the points of them, That's what i do cut the pin like parts of.
Thumbs up and a great question well done

Answer 5

Be very careful. I wouldn't suggest clipping them yet as all kittens nails are sharp (their teeth too) but they do become less sharp as they walk around outside etc. It's also in their instincts to scratch at things. I have a few pieces of old carpet around the house they love to scratch on but if you really must cut them I would take it to the vet as if you cut too much you can do serious damage and the nail won't stop bleeding. Just don't let it attack your hand! My cats have a toy mouse attached to string that I tease them with and they love that and my hands are scratch free! Please don't cut his nails.

Answer 6

To trim your cat's nails:

Assemble what you will need - a high quality pair of trimmers and some styptic powder, Kwik-Stop, CutStop Styptic Pads or other product to stop bleeding if you nick the quick.

You may want to sit on the floor with your cat, hold your cat in your lap, or have someone hold your cat on a table. Hold your cat's paw firmly and push on her pads to extend the nail. Locate where the quick ends. With clear or light nails, it is easy to see the pink color where the quick ends.


Using a nail trimmer for cats, cut the nail below the quick on a 45-degree angle, with the cutting end of the nail clipper toward the end of the nail. You will be cutting off the finer point. In cats, the quick is generally easy to see, and you can cut the excess away with one cut.

In some cases, if the nails are brittle, the cut may tend to splinter the nail. In these cases, file the nail in a sweeping motion starting from the back of the nail and following the curve to the tip. Several strokes will remove any burrs and leave the nail smooth.

If your cat will tolerate it, do all four feet this way. If she will not, take a break. And do not forget the dewclaws. If not trimmed, dewclaws can grow so long they curl up and grow into the soft tissue, like a painful ingrown toe nail.

If you accidentally cut the quick, wipe off the blood and apply Kwik-Stop or styptic powder to stop the bleeding. It is not serious and will heal in a very short time.

More here:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1383&articleid=817

Answer 7

My vet advised, and I did this successfully. Use regular people finger nail clippers. Your hands are used to using them, they're smaller and less intimdating to kitty cat, and they're cheaper than fancy cat clippers that work just the same.
While he's little, start handling his paws regularly so he gets used to it. Just petting and stuff. Everyone is fascinated by the fact that my cats will hold their paws out and stretch out their toes so I'll rub them!
Then ever so gently squeeze the paw to get the claws to extend. Don't trim into the pink area you can see. If you're not sure how to tell where that is have your vet show you real quick.

Also--help nature out and make sure that you have some good scratch toys around the house to help him naturally wear his nails down.

Answer 8

I cut my kittens nails with my husband. I hold the kitten and my husband cuts their nails with the nail clipper. We do this every other week or when needed. It works great for us.

Answer 9

Wrap your little kitten in a towel so it can't move a lot,get some nail clippers that we use for our nails and snip the very end of its claw only the tip of it NO more or you'll make them sore and bleed be very careful. you could let one of your parents do it,bye.

Answer 10

don't cut her nails, it is not natural, and they are too small - you will damge them and cause pain. Just use a soft emery board on them, and get her a good carpeted saratch post or two around the house and spray them with cat attraction spray (available in good pet stores) and praise her when she uses it. Don't de claw you cat - the claws may save her life one day